On which finger is an engagement ring worn?

The engagement can be called the most beautiful and memorable stage in the life of any person - the stage that precedes the wedding celebration. This process is associated with that important event when the groom decides to confess the seriousness of his intentions and, in confirmation of this, presents his bride with an expensive gift.

As a rule, this is not just a gift, but the creation of a festive atmosphere, the gathering of relatives and friends, so the engagement turns into a real celebration. Often it is also held in places where it is always crowded - in a cafe or restaurant.

But it also happens that the couple does not want to have a festive engagement, and then the lovers spend this evening alone with each other. But the moment when the young man presents his gift will be as touching and exciting as during his solemn presentation among the assembled guests.

This stage is the harbinger of the wedding and reminds the bride that by agreeing to link her fate with the person who gave her the engagement ring, she has taken on obligations that will need to be fulfilled.

Such an expensive accessory was presented to brides back in the days of Ancient Russia. However, then Soviet times came with their own orders, many rituals were not welcomed, as well as the demonstration of one's feelings, as well as intentions - certain limits were set for everything.

But in our time, forgotten traditions, fortunately, began to be remembered, and young people today can openly declare their intention to marry. And the most convenient way to do this is, of course, to give your beloved girl an engagement ring.

The precious jewelry, taken from the hands of the future husband, speaks of his decision to connect his fate with his beloved girlfriend and is a symbol of his great love for her and hope for their long and happy life together.

If the bride puts a gift on her finger, then by doing so she makes it clear that all these feelings are mutual. This ring should become a sign for others that the girl is no longer free, but will soon become a legal wife.

This is a very responsible and important moment, at which one should take into account what the bride would prefer. It is smoothness and conciseness that are important for a wedding ring, but in the case of an engagement ring, the shape can be the most intricate, additions in the form of ornaments, stones, and all kinds of bends are allowed.

An engagement ring differs from an engagement ring in that it can be not only gold, but also silver or, for example, platinum or made of an alloy. An excellent choice would be an addition in the form of a diamond, but a sapphire or emerald would be just as beautiful decoration of an engagement ring.

It can be a tungsten product, titanium or cobalt.

However, if the financial situation is in full order, then saving on what will symbolize the strength of marriage ties will be inappropriate. The cost will reflect how significant the bride is for the groom in his life - the more expensive the gift, the more expensive and worthy the chosen one will be appreciated.

A gift to a girl on the day of the engagement is an unpaired symbol, as is customary for betrothal. The girl accepts him and, if the relationship of the lovers does not change, they will soon play a wedding. But the girl is free to change her mind, then she must return the engagement gift to the guy. The guy may also change his mind, but in this situation the ring will remain with the bride.

Different nations have different answers to this question. A Frau from Germany will put such a ring on her left hand, and a lady from Poland, like all Slavic girls, on her right hand.

Most likely, this happened for the reason that the place of the engagement ring will soon be occupied by an engagement ring, so they put it on the same hand. For Slavic countries, including Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, a ring on a woman's left hand means that she is a widow or divorced. Therefore, it is better to decorate the right hand with a ring.

For a guy, the answer to this question is very important, because he must not make a mistake with the size. Otherwise, the superstitious chosen one, having received a gift that did not fit, may even draw far-reaching conclusions from such a situation and doubt that she made the right choice and wants to marry this person. To prevent this from happening, the groom should understand all the intricacies of this issue.

Where soon there will be a place for a wedding ring - that finger must be chosen. Europeans, by tradition, choose the nameless one on the left hand, explaining this with a romantic reason: a vessel of blood passing through this finger, which leads to the very heart. It is customary for them to wear this jewelry only before the wedding, and after that - put it in a box and never wear it again. If family life goes well, then the engagement attribute becomes a family heirloom and is inherited.

On the day of the wedding, this attribute should be removed, and a wedding ring should be put on in its place.

In the future, many women like to wear both jewelry on one finger. It is only important that they visually harmonize with each other, and so - there are no special rules on this matter in Russia.

If you have made an important decision to live together, run a household and raise children, then choose a beautiful, memorable ring made of precious metal and with a precious stone.

The engagement ring must be protected from envious women, not removed before the wedding, make sure that the ring does not fall into the water, do not brag about it in public and in no case let someone try it on.There is such a sign that the loss of an engagement attribute or any damage to it promises failure in family life.

If, from the engagement to the betrothal, everything went smoothly, and there were no incidents with the ringlet, then the life of the young will be calm and joyful.

In ancient Russia, a married woman had two rings on her finger, and the engagement was not removed before the betrothal. The fact that a woman was married was evident precisely from two rings, and one meant only an imminent marriage.

And when all the events set for the wedding ceremony are over, only then the engagement attribute should be returned to the same place where it was before the wedding. Many are sure that if you don’t do this, you won’t have a long and happy family life.

Some women, having put on a wedding ring, keep the engagement ring in a box, and when some holiday comes, they put it on over the wedding ring and consider it to be the right way to treat it.

And after the wedding, they put it on the left hand. Nothing prevents other brides from putting on an engagement ring over an engagement ring and then wearing both of them with pleasure.

There are also girls who cannot be denied a rational approach to the issue of the correct wearing of an engagement attribute. If the gift became small (or even immediately too small or too big), they simply put it on the other finger. They treat it very easily - what difference does it make, on which finger - after all, it is still an exquisite piece of jewelry.

The parable explains to us the reason why this particular finger is chosen, and not any other. It is based on the meaning of each finger on a person's hand in relation to his social environment. The middle finger is "I", that is, the person himself. The rest of the fingers have other social purposes, and such a distribution looks like this:

1. thumb associated with parents
2. pointing - with blood relatives;
3. nameless - with the chosen one of your heart;
4. little finger - with their own children.

What follows is an explanation of the very essence of the life of any person. Connect the same fingers on both hands to each other, and instead of connecting the middle fingers, bend it inside the resulting composition.

Any person, having been born, is closely connected with his parents and depends on them in everything. But years pass, he grows up, becomes independent and begins to live separately from them. This relationship is represented by the thumbs, and you can easily separate them from each other.

Close relatives (our sisters, brothers, uncles, aunts) also always live at some distance from each other - these are index fingers, and you can just as easily separate them.

Now try to separate one ring finger from the other - it will not work, no matter how hard you try. The parable is that it is these ring fingers that are a symbol of inseparability, the unity of two hearts and the inviolability of the union of people in love who have united their lives into one.

People of many cultures traditionally wear jewelry on this finger. Such rings indicate that a person is not free, he has a family or he is engaged. They say about the engagement ring that it is better not to put it on any other finger - this is considered a bad sign and a high probability that the engagement may even be terminated.

The engagement gift belongs to the woman, she is its full-fledged mistress, but there are still some rules about this.

If the marriage is dissolved, and no matter on whose initiative, the engagement attribute, unlike the engagement ring, the woman returns, because this gift symbolized the unity of two hearts and those obligations that the couple could not fulfill.